design dilemma in kitchen
any thoughts on swapping the placement of the pantries in back with the fridge and freezer? the double oven would be dropped in favor of a single oven in the island.
we would perhaps build out a longer island in order to create a landing zone for the fridge around 3 feet back.
we will gain around 5.5 inches of space on the wall with the range.
reasons to do this:
- can put 36" uppers on each side of range hood vs 33" and 36" as designed now.
- there is a wall being built next to the pantry because it doesn't have a finished side. with the fridge freezer combo there the wall wouldn't be necessary because we have a finishes fridge panel and the units are a bit wider so they would take up the whole wall.
- walking into the kitchen and seeing the finished pantry side would be nicer than the fridge panel which has less of a design.
- one of the pantries is only 13" deep and would sit in front of a currently open doorway which is planned to be sheetrocked and closed. if the switch were made then that pantry would sit in front of this door and a small closet could be built behind it for the other room (den) and the two pantries would line up in the front.
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThe lines in the plans I posted above show how many more steps you'll take in the work triangle, if the fridge is moved to the bottom wall. My assumption is that meat prep is on the left, and dairy is on the right. (My second guess would have been a drinks/bar area on the right.) Since the dairy area is separate and has it's own fridge, moving the main fridge doesn't affect it as much--or vice versa, if I have the prep areas reversed.
As for the island--the kitchen is 14' wide. Subtract 25" for each cabinet run (24" cabinet and minimum overhang), which leaves less than 10' for the island and aisles. You need at least 42" for each work aisle, so subtract that and you have just over 3' for the island.
An island with a run of standard-depth cabinets and a comfortable seating overhang of 15", plus front overhang and back panel, will be ap 42" in depth, leaving only about 3' for each work aisle. In either case, you'd need at least 44" for an aisle behind seating, more if there are appliances opening into the aisle.
In the illustration below, I left the fridge and freezer in the original location, and included a 30" island for storage and prep only, no seating on the long side. You could include a seat on the short end near the pantry and ovens, if enough space is left to open the oven door. I like the location of both clean-up and dish storage areas, relative to the DR.
I would not turn the corner with the uppers on the left, but let the cabinet run die into the wall, then leave the same amount of reveal on the right side of the window. I'd put the 36" upper in the right corner, then center the range and hood between equal-width upper and lower cabinets. You need more counter space for prep between the range and sink, than landing space to the left. Use as many drawer bases as possible, on the perimeter and island.What configuration were you considering for the island?
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